The Media community of Africa

Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:04:00 +0200

A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already.

Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:10:00 +0200

Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May.

Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:32:00 +0200

If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed forever! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one ticket of the coveted 150 to give away.

Mediatech Africa caters to content creators

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:29:00 +0200

The countdown to Mediatech Africa 2013, taking place from 17-19 July 2013 at The Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa, has started and anticipation for the top brands and services on offer this year in the broadcast, film and production industry has begun to build.

Ugandan journalists blocked from reporting at airport

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:20:00 +0200

A number of Ugandan journalists were blocked by security forces from accessing the national airport at Entebbe to cover the return of an army officer, General David Sejusa (formerly Tinyefuza) who sparked off a controversial debate in an alleged ploy dubbed 'The Muhoozi project' in which the president's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, would ascend to the presidency. However, General Sejusa - who is the coordinator of intelligence services did not return as expected, due to unknown reasons.

Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in SA

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:16:00 +0200

Co-organised by the Internet Society, AfTLD, and ICANN, the Africa Domain Name System Forum will bring together registries, registrars, experts and policy makers to foster cross-border collaboration, will be held from 12-13 July 2013 in Durban, South Africa.

Kagiso's MSN moves into Kenya and Nigeria

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:20:00 +0200

Howzit MSN, reportedly one of Africa's largest portals with approximately 3.3 million unique browsers per month, is set to launch dedicated versions of its site for Nigeria and Kenya.

Digital, traditional media go hand in hand

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:27:00 +0200

It's been exciting watching the phenomenal growth of digital media both locally and globally in the past say two decades. This, of course, has given marketers a whole new category of media in which to spend our advertising budgets.

BlackBerry Jam Session attracts developers in Botswana

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:37:00 +0200

More than 180 developers attended a BlackBerry Jam Session supported by Orange Botswana, in Gaborone at then end of April 2013, showing huge enthusiasm in the developer community in Botswana for creating apps for the BlackBerry platform.

IFJ condemns public threats against journos in Liberia

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:21:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has supported journalists in Liberia who have issued a media blackout, by printing black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening them. Radio and TV stations are also protesting against the government by suspending broadcasts for two hours daily beginning on Friday, 10 May, 2013.